Chapter 895 Chapter 895, Harvest
Daohua could still receive news from the capital from time to time, but she was only concerned about current affairs and major events. Things like the married life of Yan Yile and the others were not within her scope of attention.
As August begins, Ganzhou Wei begins to get busy with the autumn harvest.
Daohua paid special attention to the first year's harvest. She personally supervised her subordinates in calculating the yield per mu and the total harvest, and was very busy every day.
The five renovated terraces have now become the most lively place in Ganzhouwei. The crowds watching the bumper harvest of crops in the terraces have hope in their eyes.
Every year when the autumn harvest begins in Xiliang, the Western Liao people start coming to rob property.
However, this year, the Xiliao people, who had always been successful, suffered a setback.
Xiao Yeyang divided the 5,000 cavalry into five teams, which patrolled back and forth every day. Whenever they found people from Western Liao crossing the border, they would kill them on the spot. This not only ensured the safety of Ganzhou Guard, but also trained the combat capabilities of the cavalry.
Every day, people in the border towns can see cavalrymen galloping on horseback.
Some people were so excited that they shed tears and choked up, saying: "The troops of the garrison have finally begun to take the initiative to resist the Western Liao people." Instead of waiting until the Western Liao people had robbed them all before arriving late.
Ganwei Town, the second important military town on the Ganzhou defense line, has been initially completed, with only the city walls still being built.
At noon, the soldiers who were building the military town flocked to the town’s canteen in batches.
"Captain, it looks like dinner is ready. Let's go quickly. If we go too late, we might miss out on food."
On the city wall, Wang Wu smiled and approached the leader who was in charge of their team.
When the captain heard Wang Wu's words, he glared at him with an unpleasant smile and said, "Boy, are you new here?"
Wang Wu nodded quickly and pointed to the tribesmen behind him: "We are all newly recruited soldiers. As soon as we were sent here today, we came to repair the city wall."
The captain smiled and said, "Don't worry, the barracks won't be short of food for you. We eat in batches here."
Wang Wu looked worried: "If we eat last, won't we only be able to eat what others have left?"
The captain was good-tempered and continued with a smile: "Put your heart at ease, and you will definitely be satisfied."
Wang Wu saw that the captain was easy to talk to, so he smiled and asked, "Captain, why do the higher-ups want to build a military town here?"
The captain said as a matter of course: "Of course it is to defend against the Western Liao people."
Wang Wu wanted to ask more questions, but the captain patted his butt and stood up: "Let's go, it's our team's turn to eat."
Wang Wu and his clansmen followed the captain and walked towards the cafeteria.
The cafeteria is built next to the training ground. It is quite large and has all the tables and chairs needed to accommodate a thousand people for meals at the same time.
After entering the cafeteria, Wang Wu looked at everything inside with curiosity.
The captain saw this and smiled: "Lord Xiao took pity on us soldiers and had this mess hall built and provided with tables and chairs. Like before, we could just squat down anywhere after getting our food."
Looking at the soldiers eating at the table, Wang Wu nodded: "Then Lord Xiao really cares about his soldiers."
The captain agreed: "Since Lord Xiao came, our border troops' lives have become better. We used to often go hungry, but now we can have a full meal every day."
At this time, several people had already arrived at the window for getting food. Wang Wu saw the captain pick up a large bowl from the bamboo basket, and he led the tribesmen to do the same.
Seeing the captain come to an empty window and hand over the bowl, Wang Wu immediately handed in his bowl.
Soon, a full bowl of food was handed out.
A few coarse flour buns and half a bowl of stewed potatoes and meat.
The captain was very happy when he saw the potatoes and meat stew: "You guys are lucky, we are eating meat today. Come on, let's sit over there and eat."
The captain took Wang Wu and others to an empty table and sat down, then turned around and served a bowl of vegetable soup.
When Wang Wu saw this, he quickly followed suit.
"How is the food in the military camp? Is it good?" the captain asked Wang Wu and others who were busy eating with a smile.
Wang Wu stuffed his mouth with a steamed bun and mumbled, "Not only good, but also really good. I can barely eat meat once a year at home."
The captain smiled as he drank his vegetable soup: "Our food here isn't the best."
Wang Wu glared: "Isn't this good?"
Captain: "The food in the cavalry camp is better. I heard they have milk tea every day. Of course, they have to work harder than us. After entering August, they have to patrol every day. If they find the Western Liao people, they will kill them directly if there are few of them. If there are many of them, they will report back."
Wang Wu nodded and said, "That would be better. Otherwise, the Western Liao army would have already attacked us and we would not have received the news until we could rescue them in time."
Captain: "Isn't it? In previous years, Ganzhouwei was the main target of the Western Liao people. But this year, I haven't seen a single Western Liao person."
"You guys, work hard in the army. Here, we can eat meat every seven days. It's no worse than begging for food elsewhere."
Someone nearby knew the captain and pulled him over to eat. Only Wang Wu and a few other members of the Wang family were left at the table.
"Brother Wu, it was a good decision for us to join the army." Needless to say, the other things were enough to eat.
Looking at his tribesmen who were happy about eating meat, Wang Wu felt a little worried.
They came to join the army, not only to kill the Western Liao people, but also to help the master explore the ability of Lord Xiao. They thought they could pass on the message to the master after arriving at the military camp, but they didn't expect the management here to be so strict.
Wang Wu scratched his head, wondering how to convey the message to the gentleman?
Ganzhou Wei Commandery.
As the five thousand households successively delivered this year's military rations, all the warehouses in the garrison were filled with food.
All the officials were excited about this.
Fan Tong sighed to Xia Jianren, "I've been in Ganzhouwei for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've seen the warehouse full."
Xia Jianren remained silent, and he was also shocked.
He actually didn't care much about the high-yield grain varieties. In his opinion, even if the yield was high, the land in Xiliang was so barren that how much more could be harvested?
He really didn't expect that the corn and potatoes would be so productive. They were not only drought-resistant but also not picky about the soil.
Xia Jianren looked at Fan Tong and whispered, "Brother Fan, we have to tell Lord Wei about this."
Hearing this, Fan Tong hesitated. "That's not good, right? The grain seeds were brought by Lord Xiao, so he should be the one to speak out."
Xia Jianren frowned: "Brother Fan, Lord Wei has been very kind to you, why are you unwilling to do even this little thing?"
Fan Tong looked displeased: "Old Xia, I don't like what you said. If I were in charge of Ganzhou Guard, I would naturally report it to Lord Wei. But now I am not in charge, and I will not be the one who tells tales behind others' backs." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Seeing this, Xia Jianren was so angry that he turned back to his office and wrote a letter to Wei Hongcai, reporting on the bumper harvest of Ganzhou Wei this year.
That afternoon, Xia Jianren's letter appeared on Xiao Yeyang's desk.
Xiao Yeyang looked at the letter and sneered: "You are a traitor."
Defu stood aside and shook his head. Lord Xia was really stupid. He actually took the initiative to hand over the evidence to the master. With this letter, the master could accuse him of leaking secrets in the future.
In fact, there was no need for Xia Jianren to write a special letter to inform the people. The news of the bumper harvest in Ganzhou Wei could not be concealed just by word of mouth among the people.
Jinweiwei, Zhu Jianzhong smiled and sent away the commander of Jianzhouwei who came to inquire about the news, then turned and went to the warehouse. Looking at the high-yield grain seeds stored in the warehouse, he felt particularly at ease and satisfied.
Next year, next year Jinweiwei will also have a good harvest.
The commander of Jianzhou Guard learned that Ganzhou Guard had indeed had a good harvest, so he immediately went to Liangdu and told Wei Hongcai the news.
The next day, Wei Hongcai's letter asking for grain seeds appeared in front of Xiao Yeyang.
Xiao Yeyang smiled at Daohua and said, "If I didn't have the support of my uncle the emperor behind me, I might not be able to protect the high-yield grain seeds." As he spoke, he picked up the pen and rejected Wei Hongcai.
Daohua watched from the side and reminded him, "You should write it in a more tactful way, saying that there are not many high-yield grain varieties, so we have to focus on Ganzhouwei first."
Xiao Yeyang nodded. "Don't worry, I know what's going on. Now is not the time to confront the Wei family." He paused and said, "By the way, anyone who comes to the Four Seasons Grain Store to buy grain seeds in the future should also show their household registration in Ganzhouwei."
Daohua hesitated. "Is this necessary? The grain shop has a purchase limit. Even if people from other garrisons come to buy, they can't buy much. On the contrary, after they buy the grain seeds and plant them, they can also help us promote our products."
Xiao Yeyang pondered for a moment and nodded: "That's fine."
(End of this chapter)
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